SWITZERLAND & EMEA PRACTICE

Strategic finance for companies building in and from Switzerland.

For Swiss life-science and technology companies preparing for institutional investors, and for international companies making Switzerland their European hub. We design the finance structure, set it up with your team and hand it over.

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  • Based in Switzerland
  • Alongside your legal and tax advisers
  • English · Français · Ελληνικά
  • Written scope before work begins

01 / OUR METHOD

Build a finance function that travels with the business.

  1. 01

    Map

    Entities, markets and systems as they are today, and who reports what to whom.

  2. 02

    Design

    An entity reporting map, close calendar, cash plan and responsibilities matrix.

  3. 03

    Set up

    We implement with your team, alongside your legal and tax advisers.

  4. 04

    Hand over

    A documented finance function that your own team runs.

02 / WHEN TO CALL

You should call us when…

For founders & CEOs

  • You are a Swiss start-up preparing a round with Swiss and international investors and need a CFO voice in the room.
  • You are a US or Asian company establishing a Swiss hub and need the finance side of the EMEA build-out run properly.
  • Your board wants budgeting, cash visibility and reporting at the level of a larger company.

For investors & boards

  • A Swiss portfolio company needs interim finance leadership now.
  • You want an independent finance read on a Swiss or European target before committing.
  • A board wants an independent finance view on a budget, a round or an expansion plan.

03 / WHAT WE DO

The finance side of a Swiss base.

For founders, boards and international teams making consequential decisions in and from Switzerland.

01 / 04

Embedded finance leadership

Fractional or interim CFO, on site or remote.

Planning, cash and runway, board and investor reporting, finance team and systems.

02 / 04

EMEA hub & entity build-out

One structure, many jurisdictions.

Finance architecture for a Swiss hub: entity set-up coordination, intercompany flows, consolidation and close — alongside your legal and tax advisers.

03 / 04

Investor & board readiness

Institutional quality, early.

Financial model, data room, equity story, budget process and governance calendar for Swiss and international investors.

04 / 04

Cross-border growth

Switzerland, the EU and beyond.

Market-entry economics, partnering and distributor models, and launch planning across European markets.

04 / ENGAGEMENTS

Three ways to work together.

Every engagement starts with a written scope: deliverables, responsibilities and timetable, agreed before work begins.

Discuss a scope
01

EMEA finance blueprint

Swiss hub · cross-border operations

For a company setting up or extending a Swiss base for Europe.

You receive Entity reporting map · close calendar · cash plan · responsibilities matrix

02

Embedded finance leadership

Fractional or interim CFO · on site or remote

We run finance with your team until a full-time CFO is justified, then help you hire one.

You receive Budget and cash visibility · board and investor reporting

03

Board & investor advisory

Periodic · as needed

An independent finance view for Swiss boards and investors, before a decision is taken.

You receive Finance reads before an investment · portfolio reviews

05 / WHO DOES THE WORK

A small senior team. One lead throughout.

Every engagement is staffed by a small senior team. One lead stays with it from the first conversation to the handover, and you meet the people who will do the work before any scope is signed.

Alongside your advisers
Where a scope needs legal, tax, regulatory or technical depth, we work with your advisers or bring in independent specialists.
Independent
Before work begins, we disclose in writing any commercial interest we hold in a tool, vendor or company relevant to your engagement.

ONE FIRM · THREE SITES

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06 / BEGIN A CONVERSATION

Planning a Swiss base or an EMEA expansion?

Tell us the company, your Swiss or EMEA plans and your timing — in English, français or ελληνικά.

  1. Send a short email — it opens with four questions to answer.
  2. We reply to arrange a 30-minute call with the people who would lead the work.
  3. If there is a fit, you receive a written scope before any work begins.
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